Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Coe's grants cover 69% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at Alvernia

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Alvernia has 21 pts more first-gen students than Coe (45% vs. 24%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Coe costs about $11.7K less per year on average than Alvernia ($21,244 vs. $32,936, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Alvernia has 1.8× as many undergrads as Coe

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Alvernia's yield is 8 pts higher than Coe's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Alvernia is more diverse (index 0.59 vs. 0.56)

    Diversity index

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Alvernia admits 58%, Coe 64%; Alvernia's yield is higher, at 13%.

Acceptance rate
Alvernia58%
Coe64%
Quad's selectivity
  • AlverniaSelective
  • CoeAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Alvernia
1093–1286
Coe
1070–1290
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • AlverniaGPA and school record required
  • CoeGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Alvernia has 1.8× as many undergrads as Coe; both have the same Pell share, 36%.

Undergrads
Alvernia2.2K
Coe1.2K
Pell Grant share
Alvernia36%
Coe36%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Alvernia, and Business Administration and Management at Coe; Coe has 11 students per faculty member to Alvernia's 14.

Students per faculty member
Alvernia14 to 1
Coe11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • AlverniaRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse15%
  • CoeBusiness Administration and Management, General17%

What each costs

Coe costs about $11.7K less a year than Alvernia on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Alvernia$32.9K
Coe$21.2K
Aid generosity
Alvernia47%
Coe69%

What each pays off

Coe's former students earn more, a median $57.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Alvernia$55.1K
Coe$57.1K
Graduation rate
Alvernia65%
Coe65%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Alvernia got more selective while Coe got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • AlverniaGrowing+228%
  • CoeGrowing+154%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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